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Re: Template files location

From
Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>
Date
Aug 10, 2005, 22:03 UTC
Message-ID
<pan.2005.08.10.22.03.39.544630@smurf.noris.de>
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Hi, A Large Angry SCM wrote:
> Rather than changing the default install location in such a way as to make
> half the user unhappy, make everybody (un)happy by removing the default
> and forcing it to be specified when make is executed.

Lots of stuff installs to /usr/local if not stated otherwise. I don't see why git should be different.

Why make *everybody* unhappy if we can avoid it?
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  1. Petr BaudisAug 5, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2005
  3. A Large Angry SCMAug 5, 2005
  4. Matthias UrlichsAug 10, 2005
  5. Petr BaudisAug 9, 2005

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